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can you give us a timetable? you already announced some actions that you're taking, which you're putting in place now so that even if we can avoid sequestration, and in the next few days or a week from now or two weeks from now, some things are being taken even before the end of february and before we know whether we can avoid sequestration. can you tell us, first of all, whether or not the actions would be reversible if in fact we avoid the sequestration in, say, week from now or two weeks from now, and do you echo the president's call for a balanced approach to avoid sequestration to include both spending cuts and additional revenues? >> mr. chairman, first of all, let me indicate -- i think general dempsey can add to this -- the reason we're having to do this and take actions now is because we're operating at a spend rate right now that envisions that we would have gotten an fy13 appropriations bill. unfortunately we have no fy13 appropriations bill. we've got a cr. we have been operating, at least in the firs
can you give us a timetable? you already announced some actions that you're taking, which you're putting in place now so that even if we can avoid sequestration, and in the next few days or a week from now or two weeks from now, some things are being taken even before the end of february and before we know whether we can avoid sequestration. can you tell us, first of all, whether or not the actions would be reversible if in fact we avoid the sequestration in, say, week from now or two weeks...
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us. the only adaptation we thought about making was for a period of time we thought we were going to be entering a hostage rescue because we didn't know where the ambassador was. but once we started forces moving, they didn't slow, they didn't stop. >> you didn't know the situation with the ambassador until hours later when in fact some libyans had come in to that facility and tried to rescue him and found him at that point unresponsive from smoke inhalation. >> that's right. >> okay. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator nelson. we're going to take a ten minute recess. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] we have two senators, one of whom who is here and the oh coming. who have not had a first round, and senator blunt is the first of those two senators who has not had a first round. i'm going call on senator blunt. >> thank you, i was at the press conference talking about a mental health bill i think general demp
us. the only adaptation we thought about making was for a period of time we thought we were going to be entering a hostage rescue because we didn't know where the ambassador was. but once we started forces moving, they didn't slow, they didn't stop. >> you didn't know the situation with the ambassador until hours later when in fact some libyans had come in to that facility and tried to rescue him and found him at that point unresponsive from smoke inhalation. >> that's right....
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especially from those nations that would use a cyberattack to weaken us. with the defense strategy that we have put in place, our hope is that we can deal with a wide range of threats. that we can do it in a way that meets our fiscal responsibilities. i don't think you have to choose between protecting national security and protecting our fiscal security as well. this strategy in our ability to confront security challenges that i talked about, it is out of very serious risk. not because of our capabilities. not because of what we can do. not because of the strength of the united states. we are the strongest military power in the world. that's not what creates a serious risk. what creates a serious risk today is the pervasive budget uncertainties that threatens our economic future and security. since the budget control act was passed in 2011, other agencies and the government have been living under this serious clout. the shadow. a shadow of sequestration. this legislative madness. it was designed be so bad -- so bad -- that no one in their right mind let i
especially from those nations that would use a cyberattack to weaken us. with the defense strategy that we have put in place, our hope is that we can deal with a wide range of threats. that we can do it in a way that meets our fiscal responsibilities. i don't think you have to choose between protecting national security and protecting our fiscal security as well. this strategy in our ability to confront security challenges that i talked about, it is out of very serious risk. not because of our...
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they're using -- and acts. france is using some nail clippers. we don't seem to be getting rid of any of our 5000 civil servants over the next five years. the second biggest power in terms of the economy in the european union, when unemployment is rising, factories closing of entrepreneur's are leaving, europe is getting worse. we also expect france to show europe the way as one of its most committed members to you did that and mali, mr. president, and parliament pays tribute t you. that means one thing of course. first, france has to propose for the whole of europe. what we need to come up with today, together. is a model for european solidarity. kathleen has just said that. your opportunity, mr. president, is that now we need to decide upon the european budget right to the end of this decade. our problem is that today, around the table of counsel, no one is standing up in favor as europe apart from one. everyone is speaking for their own domestic purposes. you spoke in favor of a high budget last time you in the european parliament, president.
they're using -- and acts. france is using some nail clippers. we don't seem to be getting rid of any of our 5000 civil servants over the next five years. the second biggest power in terms of the economy in the european union, when unemployment is rising, factories closing of entrepreneur's are leaving, europe is getting worse. we also expect france to show europe the way as one of its most committed members to you did that and mali, mr. president, and parliament pays tribute t you. that means...
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states can use. i think this is very much open to president obama as he takes to the house. he talks about the desire to work together for a true balanced approach, not a balanced approach that is not balanced. he could be met halfway by john boehner and the house republicans. that saves the country. it is my pleasure to call up my former budget committee chairman. it is nice to be part of a group with people you have read about in history books. this fellow i did serve with. jim nussle. >> thank you. hopefully not in the history books in just yet. i am jim nussle from iowa. i and the former house budget chairman. learned a lot from watching them work together. and the people on this stage. they're all out of hand in working the process to a successful conclusion many times while the serbs in congress. i am co-chair of the committee for responsible federal budget. we thought it would be important to tap the resources of people who have actually been there, it done that, had a number of teachers to th
states can use. i think this is very much open to president obama as he takes to the house. he talks about the desire to work together for a true balanced approach, not a balanced approach that is not balanced. he could be met halfway by john boehner and the house republicans. that saves the country. it is my pleasure to call up my former budget committee chairman. it is nice to be part of a group with people you have read about in history books. this fellow i did serve with. jim nussle....
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we need the government to stand with us and support us in that endeavor and we can do that. so when we talk about nationbuilding, we simply want to continue to enable our tribal governments and communities to seek and reach that same model of independence, not just financial independence, but would like to have this independent, just like everyone else in america. thank you. >> i have another question in this one comes through our face the. we have lots of people watching in different ways. this is for chuck seems to have an incentive to his bia have for purchases within the 10 year time frame? >> read that again. >> one consented to his bia have to ensure the funds are sent down for purchase within the 10 year time frame? so within that element, there is a variety of things put in place. one of the most important things was that allowed for the repurchase of land so we could solidify the lambasting our tribal communities. the department of interior is steadily moving forward. i've actually met with the special master this helping to organize some of the payment options. one
we need the government to stand with us and support us in that endeavor and we can do that. so when we talk about nationbuilding, we simply want to continue to enable our tribal governments and communities to seek and reach that same model of independence, not just financial independence, but would like to have this independent, just like everyone else in america. thank you. >> i have another question in this one comes through our face the. we have lots of people watching in different...
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could you introduce us to her? that this is my wonderful wife kathy and my brother thomas is also here from new jersey. >> we're glad to welcome you. we know that not only you sir, but your entire family has served and continues to serve. i want to thank you the people of the central intelligence agency for what they do every day and in every way. you work in a way that is not known, not recognized and not always appreciated. let me get to my questions. i have been concerned for some time that there is a changing nature of the c.i.a. and instead of it being america's top spy agency to make sure we have no strategic surprises. it has become more and more executing military operations. i have discussed this with you in prior conversations. how do you see this? i see this as overriding the mission of the c.i.a. for which you're so well versed and more of a function of the special operations command. could you share with me how you see the c.i.a. and what you think about this militarization of the c.i.a. that is going
could you introduce us to her? that this is my wonderful wife kathy and my brother thomas is also here from new jersey. >> we're glad to welcome you. we know that not only you sir, but your entire family has served and continues to serve. i want to thank you the people of the central intelligence agency for what they do every day and in every way. you work in a way that is not known, not recognized and not always appreciated. let me get to my questions. i have been concerned for some time...
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the power of propaganda and public opinion against us. all these factors are especially important in the theories of mow say tongue which is one of the great and, of course, most influential theorists of guerrilla warfare that there ever was, and he had a different view than that as practiced by the mow maddic warriors -- nomadic warriors of old. he wrote an incredibly influential book in 1938 called unprotracted warfare which he wrote sitting in a cave in northern china working so intently that he didn't notice that a fire from a candle was burning a hole in his sock. and what mao emphasized is as he famously said that people are like water, and the army is like fish. he said that it was search to keep -- it was essential to keep the closest possible relations with the people, that a guerrilla force had to be extremely cognizant of winning the support of the public upon whom it was operating. he gave instructions to his soldiers to be courteous and polite to pay for our articles and establish latrines a safe distance from people's houses
the power of propaganda and public opinion against us. all these factors are especially important in the theories of mow say tongue which is one of the great and, of course, most influential theorists of guerrilla warfare that there ever was, and he had a different view than that as practiced by the mow maddic warriors -- nomadic warriors of old. he wrote an incredibly influential book in 1938 called unprotracted warfare which he wrote sitting in a cave in northern china working so intently...
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it's not us and them, it's all of us together. and when we make this a priority for the country, so much is possible. i think the challenge with the austerity budgets is that it is coming from this place of scarcity, but i think we all know there's so many ways in which this country is resource-full. and our families are resource-full, and work forces are resource-full. and when we make something a priority, we can make it happen. so this is about bringing together all of these different experiences and interests to make this a national priority. >> mary, so many of the workers we're talking about are immigrant women. um, tell us about some of the challenges and maybe strategies for engaging them keeping in mind that some of them at this moment may not be of legal status and really reluctant. >> i think there's been a really long-held belief that immigrant workers cannot be organized and that they will not take the risk. however, there's a lot of success stories that really challenge that myth among janitors, among construction wo
it's not us and them, it's all of us together. and when we make this a priority for the country, so much is possible. i think the challenge with the austerity budgets is that it is coming from this place of scarcity, but i think we all know there's so many ways in which this country is resource-full. and our families are resource-full, and work forces are resource-full. and when we make something a priority, we can make it happen. so this is about bringing together all of these different...
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you can tweet us @booktv, comment on our facebook wall or send us an e-mail. booktv, nonfiction books every weekend on c-span2. >> max boot presents a history of guerrilla warfare. the author poz its that unconventional warfare, often thought of as a modern means of war, has a long tradition that dates back to antiquity. this is a little under an hour. >> everybody got quiet. good afternoon. welcome to the heritage foundation and to our louis lehrman auditorium. we, of course, welcome those who are joining us on our heritage.org web site. for those in-house as we prepare to begin, please, make sure cell phones have been turned off. it is our courtesy our speakers do appreciate. we will post the program within 24 hours on our heritage home page for your further reference as well. hosting our event today is steven bucci. dr. bucci is director of our dougallyson center, he previously served as fellow for defense and homeland security. he is well verse inside the special area operations and cybersecurity areas as well as defense support to civil authorities. he se
you can tweet us @booktv, comment on our facebook wall or send us an e-mail. booktv, nonfiction books every weekend on c-span2. >> max boot presents a history of guerrilla warfare. the author poz its that unconventional warfare, often thought of as a modern means of war, has a long tradition that dates back to antiquity. this is a little under an hour. >> everybody got quiet. good afternoon. welcome to the heritage foundation and to our louis lehrman auditorium. we, of course,...
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but in the end also using what we have to use against the enemies of the united states. i mean, after all in 9/11 al qaeda attacked us in a brutal way that killed, you know, 3,000 innocent people in our trade center and killed almost 200 people at the pentagon as well as those in pennsylvania. it was a deliberate act of terrorism. we went to war. and when you go to war and you have an enemy out there, you've got to use everything you can to make sure you go after that enemy. and that's what we did. and the fact is we had very precise effective operations to go right at al qaeda's leadership. and by weakening them and by significantly impacting them especially with the bin laden raid the fact is we are safer today from that 9/11-type attack. >> there seems to be some concern even the president did an interview with mark bouden and said there's a remoteness to it that makes it tempting that somehow we can without any mess on our hands solve vexing security problems. it's the morale -- >> you know, as a catholic i remember when i first became director of the cia and realize
but in the end also using what we have to use against the enemies of the united states. i mean, after all in 9/11 al qaeda attacked us in a brutal way that killed, you know, 3,000 innocent people in our trade center and killed almost 200 people at the pentagon as well as those in pennsylvania. it was a deliberate act of terrorism. we went to war. and when you go to war and you have an enemy out there, you've got to use everything you can to make sure you go after that enemy. and that's what we...
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let us watch. we will cavill and to hear from defense secretary leon panetta and general martin dempsey about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that resulted in the death of four americans. one week ago today, this committee heard from senator chuck hegel -- hagel to be the next defense secretary. the center of south carolina said he would put a hold on former senator hagel's nomination unless leon panetta agreed to testify. this is the first of two harris we will show you today. this and later this afternoon, the confirmation hearing for cia director nominee, john brennan, currently the counter-terrorism chief. >> good morning, everybody. we welcome secretary of defense leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey to testify about the department of defense's response to the deadly terrorist attack on the u.s. temporary mission facility in benghazi, libya on september 11 and all of last year. the findings of its review following that attack, including
let us watch. we will cavill and to hear from defense secretary leon panetta and general martin dempsey about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that resulted in the death of four americans. one week ago today, this committee heard from senator chuck hegel -- hagel to be the next defense secretary. the center of south carolina said he would put a hold on former senator hagel's nomination unless leon panetta agreed to testify. this is the first of two harris we will show you today....
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to present considered us into this proposal. which you have in front of you is better than airplane reading. there are concrete proposals and then. they are some suggestions in this energy 20/20 document that people will look at and argue and say well, that's one persons view. that is true. but what we're trying to do you does not give you a legislative packet starting with initiatives that were going to click off as they move forward. but this is really designed to be a discussion blueprint. we want to try to change the conversation. one of the reasons we need to think about changing the conversation is because the energy paradigm has really shifted. you think about where we were just a decade ago. i was all about the scarcity, shortages, how much dependent we were on foreign sources for our oil. it is looking at the need to import lng. password where we are today and those once thought as export or import terminals are now looking to be export terminals. we have made considerable gains in terms of our own energy and to the poi
to present considered us into this proposal. which you have in front of you is better than airplane reading. there are concrete proposals and then. they are some suggestions in this energy 20/20 document that people will look at and argue and say well, that's one persons view. that is true. but what we're trying to do you does not give you a legislative packet starting with initiatives that were going to click off as they move forward. but this is really designed to be a discussion blueprint....
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they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent one in djibouti. u.s. drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked particularly in yemen, somalia, afghanistan, and notably pakistan where over 360 drone strikes over the nine years, 2004 to 2013, have killed over 3,000 people. this data is not classified. and not even secret. but it is troubling. so troubling that the u.n. has just decided to launch an investigation on the impacts of drone strikes on thousands of civilians. question. will the u.n. human rights council rule that drone use violates international law do you think, pat buchanan? >> i don't think they l. if they do, john, it doesn't make any difference. but we really ought to be concerned about these d
they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent one in djibouti. u.s. drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked...
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. -- to save us. now, i don't mean to be overly alarmist, but this is something we have to think about seriously, and what would happen if insurgents did get their hands on a weapon of mass destruction? this is a map that comes from a magazine that i'm sure all of you are avid readers of called the international journal of health geographics. you can check out your copy at home when you leave here today. what that map demonstrates is what would happen if a 20-kill lo ton nuclear device were to go off in downtown manhattan. now, a 20-kill ton device is not a very big nuke. the arsenals of the united states and russia are full of many, many, many nuclear weapons many, many, many times bigger than this. but this is a very rough and ready nuke of the kind that it would not be hard for the iranians or the north koreans or the pakistanis or others to design. so what would happen if one of these things was popped off in downtown manhattan? well, the map shows certain assumptions about wind speed and other fa
. -- to save us. now, i don't mean to be overly alarmist, but this is something we have to think about seriously, and what would happen if insurgents did get their hands on a weapon of mass destruction? this is a map that comes from a magazine that i'm sure all of you are avid readers of called the international journal of health geographics. you can check out your copy at home when you leave here today. what that map demonstrates is what would happen if a 20-kill lo ton nuclear device were to...
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none of us in public service, none of us in public service could carry on that fight without the love and support of our families. everything i have been able to accomplish in my life, in my life, life and life together, has been because of the support of my family -- my immigrant parents, my family, my sons, their families, but most of all sylvia. we have been married 50 years. she has endured extended absences and long hours that come with public service. but she has always been there, and i will never be able to thank her enough for her constant love and support. her valentine gift is both of us going home together. [applause] it has been the honor of my life to have served in the position of secretary of defense, and wherever i go, whatever i do, i will thank god every day for the men and women in this country who are willing to put their lives on the line for all of us. they have responded to the call of the bugle, with courage and with selfless dedication to the country. my prayer as i leave is that we all have the same courage and dedication to protecting our nation, the united
none of us in public service, none of us in public service could carry on that fight without the love and support of our families. everything i have been able to accomplish in my life, in my life, life and life together, has been because of the support of my family -- my immigrant parents, my family, my sons, their families, but most of all sylvia. we have been married 50 years. she has endured extended absences and long hours that come with public service. but she has always been there, and i...
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they, like us, have families and dreams. while we are a nation that allows anyone to start anew, we are also a nation of laws, and that's what makes tackling the issue of immigration reform so difficult. a good place to start is with the kids. one of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be punished for the mistakes of their parents. and it is time to provide an opportunity for legal residents and citizenship for those who are brought to this country as children and who know no other home. it's the right thing to do for our families, security, and for our economy. >> question is majority leader eric cantor, now the highest ranking republican leader to endorse a path to legal residency for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in the u.s.? >> that's not what he said, john. he just said that he sim pa that i seed with the dreamers who were the children who were brought here by their parents through no fault of their own and to give them some legal residency. he didn't come out for a path
they, like us, have families and dreams. while we are a nation that allows anyone to start anew, we are also a nation of laws, and that's what makes tackling the issue of immigration reform so difficult. a good place to start is with the kids. one of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be punished for the mistakes of their parents. and it is time to provide an opportunity for legal residents and citizenship for those who are brought to this country as...
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a lot of us thought that obama would address of this, and he is not. you know, guantanamo remains open, but if someone has written an op-ed in the new york times, the people at guantanamo are really better off than if there were brought to the united states to serve in prisons here in this country, given what has happened to guantanamo because of human rights watch and the red cross keeping an eye on things. this tremendous anger throughout the middle east and north africa , and that is why americans take a certain amount of risk when they serve overseas and what has just happened in algeria is just another reminder of the peril. all of that is within the context of activity that has been taking place for the last ten years. again, it is about the overuse, i think, of military violence. we have a situation right now with regard to the drones. we need a legal architecture for use of the drones. resetting an incredible precedent. israel has drones. hezbollah has at least one from that overflew israel. what happens when russia starts using them against fo
a lot of us thought that obama would address of this, and he is not. you know, guantanamo remains open, but if someone has written an op-ed in the new york times, the people at guantanamo are really better off than if there were brought to the united states to serve in prisons here in this country, given what has happened to guantanamo because of human rights watch and the red cross keeping an eye on things. this tremendous anger throughout the middle east and north africa , and that is why...
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it helps us reach that 4 trillion-dollar goal. he we will be hoping that republicans, whether short-term or long-term are ready to talk seriously about compromise and making sure that washington is not inflicting things on the economy when the economy should be growing and creating jobs. >> are there any preconditions, taxes of things that are not to be part of what it is for? >> there are no preconditions to a meeting like this. this is a meeting with the president and leaders of congress. any topic is up for discussion if one member of the group decides that the issue is to be broached. but the purpose is to talk about the eminent sequester deadline and the need to avert it. it is implemented to take action in a balanced way to deal with our deficit reduction in a way that does not unduly burden seniors and middle-class families. but by doing that, it allows our economy to continue to grow and continue the recovery that we have seen on the way now. but we still have a long way to go. the president is firm in his conviction it is
it helps us reach that 4 trillion-dollar goal. he we will be hoping that republicans, whether short-term or long-term are ready to talk seriously about compromise and making sure that washington is not inflicting things on the economy when the economy should be growing and creating jobs. >> are there any preconditions, taxes of things that are not to be part of what it is for? >> there are no preconditions to a meeting like this. this is a meeting with the president and leaders of...
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justbig storm is coming, not for us. england, upstate new jersey york city are going to get hit hard. let's get into it. we will start with a time lapse of the cloud cover. this kind of a -- just kind of a damp day. the high so far has been 38. 41 and 42 the high and low. technically, we are below average for the day. record high set five years at 64 degrees. by monday we might be in the 50's. some changes coming. skies and cool temperatures. the north. 40 south and east of the metro region. the 30's.es into as the storm elements come together, some light rain and be a brief makes. expect any significant impact. the concern is farther to the north and west were temperatures will be colder. forcold air is in place storm, but -- blizzard conditions will be widespread. the ground floor of this thing, just as it gets going. winter weather advisory, all of area in pink is a winter warning and then the red from a blizzard warning to therdia all the way coast. 2 feet of snow. some close to three skeet. ingredients coming togeth
justbig storm is coming, not for us. england, upstate new jersey york city are going to get hit hard. let's get into it. we will start with a time lapse of the cloud cover. this kind of a -- just kind of a damp day. the high so far has been 38. 41 and 42 the high and low. technically, we are below average for the day. record high set five years at 64 degrees. by monday we might be in the 50's. some changes coming. skies and cool temperatures. the north. 40 south and east of the metro region....
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for those of us in uniform, we are very much appreciated so we can avoid the use of force but we remain ready to do so if necessary. you have moved diplomacy into the 21st-century. your nice -- you recognize there are limits to hard power. you use both hard power and soft power. you utilize social media and town halls. you have been one of the staunchest supporters of the military more than any secretary of state in my career. i expect you will slow down a bit. maybe you can add a tony award for your grammy award. adding to the list of your distinguishh -- we do join me? -- would you join me? >> hillary clinton will be receiving an award. secretary hillary clinton, distinguished herself by superior service while serving as a secretary of state from 21, january 2009 to 1 february, 2013. she has provided outstanding support of all operational efforts of the joint military forces rolled wide, executing her smart power strategy of combining military strength with capacity and global economics, aid, and technology. she enhanced the role of diplomatic and defense initiatives in the internatio
for those of us in uniform, we are very much appreciated so we can avoid the use of force but we remain ready to do so if necessary. you have moved diplomacy into the 21st-century. your nice -- you recognize there are limits to hard power. you use both hard power and soft power. you utilize social media and town halls. you have been one of the staunchest supporters of the military more than any secretary of state in my career. i expect you will slow down a bit. maybe you can add a tony award...
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exactly the things that got us in the mess in the first place. >> i have to say we've gotten used to that kind of answer. he promises, he promises a better tomorrow, and tomorrow never comes. that is the reality. and he couldn't deny the fact that we're 18th out of 20 country. were done worse than the u.s.a., worse than candidate, worse than germany, worse than france because of his decisions. now last week, now last week the chief economist of the imf said this. he said if things look bad and at the beginning of 2013, which they do, he was talking about the uk, then you should be a reassessment of fiscal policy. so prime minister, after two years of no growth, county prime minister tells what he should do anything differently in the next two years? >> first of all i would say that he should listen to the managing director of the imf who said this, she said this, when i think back myself in may 2010 when uk deficit was at 11%, when you were in office, right? and i tried to imagine, and i tried to imagine what the situation would be like to take if no such fiscal consolidation program
exactly the things that got us in the mess in the first place. >> i have to say we've gotten used to that kind of answer. he promises, he promises a better tomorrow, and tomorrow never comes. that is the reality. and he couldn't deny the fact that we're 18th out of 20 country. were done worse than the u.s.a., worse than candidate, worse than germany, worse than france because of his decisions. now last week, now last week the chief economist of the imf said this. he said if things look...
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thus the people out there expect us to do and expect us to make tough decisions. here we are at the 11th hour needed to do that and that's why we're here talking about opportunities for us to get that done, let's do that. >> we're not going to be on the super committee. understand, you're on march 1st comes in sequestration hats, were not going to say that good. we'll continue to work and mitigate consequences. [inaudible] >> what is the nature of the tenor of the discussion? is that something consider? and if so, who's involved to an extent? >> they been involved in those conversations both at the committee level and the conference leadership. there's concerns about giving carte blanche transfer authority. chairman "forbes" and myself have been part of a discussion to say let's identify priorities of the service branches to determine where money is needed to really address the most severe and timely need and let's put together acr that allows that. we understand how we meet those needs as part of the discussion going forward. chairman has been an integral part of
thus the people out there expect us to do and expect us to make tough decisions. here we are at the 11th hour needed to do that and that's why we're here talking about opportunities for us to get that done, let's do that. >> we're not going to be on the super committee. understand, you're on march 1st comes in sequestration hats, were not going to say that good. we'll continue to work and mitigate consequences. [inaudible] >> what is the nature of the tenor of the discussion? is...
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they kept broadcasting using the public radio system. still tsunami as high as 7.6 meters washed away 15 people. many of the victims returned home believing they faced n further danger but a third bigger wave hit two and a half hours after the quake. it swept them away. officials want to encourage residents to stay away from the coast until it is safe. now along with a public radio system they will get their message out using digital displays and loud speakers that carry sound twice to three times farther than conventional ones. they will also send the warning directly to schools on the coast. people who took part in the drill heard the alerts loud and clear and fled to higher ground. about 400 participants managed to evacuate within 13 minutes. >> i could hear the alarm well. information for both our eyes and ears. i hope the visual and audio warnings will be effective when a tsunami occurs. >> officials are determined to keep reminding citizens about the dangers of second and third tsunami, which can be more powerful than the first wav
they kept broadcasting using the public radio system. still tsunami as high as 7.6 meters washed away 15 people. many of the victims returned home believing they faced n further danger but a third bigger wave hit two and a half hours after the quake. it swept them away. officials want to encourage residents to stay away from the coast until it is safe. now along with a public radio system they will get their message out using digital displays and loud speakers that carry sound twice to three...
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are we going to say we need to use women when we need to use them, but they are not in the unit's? i will be keeping a close eye -- in the unit'? i will be keeping a close eye on that. we heard so many ways that the old policy was implemented. i do not think it but he claims commanders in the field. they said direct down, that means well forward on the battlefield. some people say that means we will not send women's in in the first 15 minutes of a raid. some people say we will not send women out when it is a nighttime raid. some people say you will not ride in the first two congress of the convoy. you will not be the -- first two cars of the convoy. you will say, the last commander sent me out at night. i do not know why you will not jumble are we going to see more of that or will that -- i do not know why you will not? i know that was not getting out of the weeds. i am very detail oriented. it touches >> on the implications in challenges we are going to have and the town -- kind of accountability moving forward. we are going to turn now to the legislative assistant to the democrat
are we going to say we need to use women when we need to use them, but they are not in the unit's? i will be keeping a close eye -- in the unit'? i will be keeping a close eye on that. we heard so many ways that the old policy was implemented. i do not think it but he claims commanders in the field. they said direct down, that means well forward on the battlefield. some people say that means we will not send women's in in the first 15 minutes of a raid. some people say we will not send women...
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the city did not request authorization to use the facility, and health department spokesperson told us. a police training from the university of maryland police force was critically shot and wounded. the instructor pulled the wrong weapon and fired while trying to scare trainees away from a window. sources say he meant to use his training weapon. yesterday the police commissioner called the incident a major procedural breakdown. sources familiar said there were no written safety procedures for that kind of training called active shooter training. no surgeon was on site to act as a supervisor. no safety officer was there to ensure proper precautions were taken. all sources say should have been in place. the training happened after lunch break. investigators are looking whether the current breakdown when the instructors return from lunch but failed to cross check each other for the presence of a live weapon. the other instructor there at the time also serves as the driver for the commissioner. as we reported yesterday, baltimore county does have an agreement with the state to use the ros
the city did not request authorization to use the facility, and health department spokesperson told us. a police training from the university of maryland police force was critically shot and wounded. the instructor pulled the wrong weapon and fired while trying to scare trainees away from a window. sources say he meant to use his training weapon. yesterday the police commissioner called the incident a major procedural breakdown. sources familiar said there were no written safety procedures for...
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you use sand, water, and a little bit of chemicals. all that, it all goes into trucks and it is all very heady freight. that's why tonnage overall is going better than the number of loads. that freight when you measure the weight counts were. very heady freight, that's flat bed. so again, temperature controlled is mainly food. although it's interesting, a lot more electronics are going in temperature controlled eric not have your degree but they don't want to get very hot or very cold. but most of temperature controlled is food. so anyway, this is interesting because it just confirms what we already know, we're producing more energy and housing starting to rebound. in this industry is than it was a few years ago. economy essentially rebound. it's not growing as fast as it should as marty shoji, but it has rebounded. but prior to the recession, we are not operating as many trucks as we once did your. .. and demand demand being the red line, the number of shipments and the blue line being the number of trucks we are operating, you can se
you use sand, water, and a little bit of chemicals. all that, it all goes into trucks and it is all very heady freight. that's why tonnage overall is going better than the number of loads. that freight when you measure the weight counts were. very heady freight, that's flat bed. so again, temperature controlled is mainly food. although it's interesting, a lot more electronics are going in temperature controlled eric not have your degree but they don't want to get very hot or very cold. but most...
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they're saying no way he's using a gun if he's shooting skeet. then we have proof of skeet shooting happened. >> the president revealed he can relate to people who enjoy firing gun. when asked if he ever fired one he replied yes up in camp david we do skeet shooting all the time. >> is there a photograph of him doing it? >> there may be, but i haven't seen it. >> why haven't we heard about it before? >> because when he goes to camp david, he goes to spend time with his family and friends relax and not produce photographs. >> i'm offended there was time taken out of that press conference to talk about skeet shooting. even though there was all this skeptical commentary about it, obama released a photo of him shooting. you can't see the skeet but it appears to be what he's doing. that's what he's claiming. every's thoughts? >> first of all i like that you called it for the first time skeet shootin', you were really getting into it. i was dubious too. >> that he would fired a gun. >> although you know he wouldn't make it up. it's too crazy. john kerr
they're saying no way he's using a gun if he's shooting skeet. then we have proof of skeet shooting happened. >> the president revealed he can relate to people who enjoy firing gun. when asked if he ever fired one he replied yes up in camp david we do skeet shooting all the time. >> is there a photograph of him doing it? >> there may be, but i haven't seen it. >> why haven't we heard about it before? >> because when he goes to camp david, he goes to spend time with...
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we do that for us? in my case, senator, i will. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much, senator inhofe. senator reid. >> thank you, mr. chairman. secretary carter, i want to clarify part of your testimony that if we are able to avoid sequestration, this nicotine issues going forward, is that correct? >> ready. sequestration per se, the item by item cut only applies to fiscal year 13, but the budget control act is more than cut the fy 13 budget. it cuts the defense budget by large amount, roughly $50 billion every year for the next 10 years. that's the part that turns readiness crises into a change of strategy with cut on top of what we've done. >> so the media challenge is sequestration and obviously the amadeus for continuing resolution this year. but longer-term and strategic concepts that we also have to reevaluate and perhaps redo the whole budget control act strategy. >> we would have to go back and redo our national defense strategy if we had those kinds. >> let me ask another question. yo
we do that for us? in my case, senator, i will. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much, senator inhofe. senator reid. >> thank you, mr. chairman. secretary carter, i want to clarify part of your testimony that if we are able to avoid sequestration, this nicotine issues going forward, is that correct? >> ready. sequestration per se, the item by item cut only applies to fiscal year 13, but the budget control act is more than cut the fy 13 budget. it cuts the...
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exactly the things that got us into the mess in the first place. >> i have to say that we have got used to that kind of answer from the prime minister. he promises a better tomorrow and tomorrow never comes. that is the reality. and he couldn't deny the fact that we're 18th out of 20 countries. we've done worse than the u.s.a., worse than canada, worse than germany, worse than france because of his decisions. now, last week, the chief economist of the i.m.f. said this. he said, if things look bad at the beginning of 2013, which they do -- and he was talking about the u.k. then there should be a reassessment of fiscal policy. so, mr. speaker, after two years of no growth, can the prime minister tell us whether he thinks he should do anything differently in the next two years? >> well, first of all, i would say that he should listen to the managing director of the i.m.f. who said this -- she said this, when i think back myself of may 2010 when the u.k. deficit was at 11%, when you were in office, right? and i tried to imagine what the situation would be like today if no such fiscal consol
exactly the things that got us into the mess in the first place. >> i have to say that we have got used to that kind of answer from the prime minister. he promises a better tomorrow and tomorrow never comes. that is the reality. and he couldn't deny the fact that we're 18th out of 20 countries. we've done worse than the u.s.a., worse than canada, worse than germany, worse than france because of his decisions. now, last week, the chief economist of the i.m.f. said this. he said, if things...
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the effects on us will be finge effects. maybe a little wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain early friday morning. here is the way the futurecast looks. high pressure bleeding out tomorrow, easterly winds will bring the clouds. most of the energy will remain to the south. the forecast for the day tomorrow increasing cloudiness, chilly 42 at best. early friday clearing in colder on saturday and milder temperatures in the 50's return next week. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> this is a huge day for high school football players national signing day. everybody has an opinion as to which school gets the best players across the country. the maryland terrapins got one of the fastest recruiting classes ever. jacobs committed to ohio state last july. his brother plays for maryland and he wants to stay close to his family. >> they have a good program. i thought they could still be a great team beshearthis year. >> also signed was deion long. is 6-3, 240 pounds from collegiate academy
the effects on us will be finge effects. maybe a little wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain early friday morning. here is the way the futurecast looks. high pressure bleeding out tomorrow, easterly winds will bring the clouds. most of the energy will remain to the south. the forecast for the day tomorrow increasing cloudiness, chilly 42 at best. early friday clearing in colder on saturday and milder temperatures in the 50's return next week. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to...
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. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning, i am pam cook. >> and i am bryan flores, could it reach 70 degrees today? >> well, maybe yesterday but not today. it just means temperatures, yes we had some -- yesterday we had some upper 60s to a few mid-70s here is sal. >>> here you can see highway 4 looks good coming up over the willow pass grade. also the morning commute looks good as you approach the 880 split. let's go back to the desk. >> a three car pileup, right now police are searching for one of the drivers. it happened just before a street. a nissan spun into a guardrail and it blacked off and a passenger took off running. a second car hit the back of a nissan, the drive of this car also ran off running. >> the passenger of this vehicle stayed here with in injuries. >> police were able to find the passenger of the initial car and took him to the nearby hospital. around 3:30 the freeway was still opened. >>> police are still searching for a suspect after a violent night in vallejo. there are at least three shooting victims, tara moriarty is on the scene.
. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning, i am pam cook. >> and i am bryan flores, could it reach 70 degrees today? >> well, maybe yesterday but not today. it just means temperatures, yes we had some -- yesterday we had some upper 60s to a few mid-70s here is sal. >>> here you can see highway 4 looks good coming up over the willow pass grade. also the morning commute looks good as you approach the 880 split. let's go back to the desk....
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everything you have done for us and the way you treated us. we appreciate it from the bottom of my heart because every one of you were in this with us. it's all about bringing ethan home safely. i appreciate the patience of the press and the willingness to work with us through this tragic time. at this time we got a lot of work to do. thank y'all. have a good night. >> greta: the headline is that ethan is doing well. he is laughing and joking and eating as any child that age would. deteriorations of communication which would provoked this. and fox has confirmed that president obama has spoke to f.b.i. director to congratulate him on the coordination of the f.b.i. and local law enforcement. there is still after this press conference so many questions unanswered. one of the biggest why did the gunman take that little boy hostage in the first place. he spoke with his sister a short time ago. good evening, what did the gunman, kidnapper's sister say? >> she had very little to say. i spoke with her about an hour after the end of the situation. she
everything you have done for us and the way you treated us. we appreciate it from the bottom of my heart because every one of you were in this with us. it's all about bringing ethan home safely. i appreciate the patience of the press and the willingness to work with us through this tragic time. at this time we got a lot of work to do. thank y'all. have a good night. >> greta: the headline is that ethan is doing well. he is laughing and joking and eating as any child that age would....
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now, most of us aren't on the armed services committee. are we not entitled -- are we not entitled to have more than two days to consider one of the most important nominations the president has to make without having the distinguished majority leader accuse us of a filibuster? i mean, what we do in this body is debate. we debate issues. and in addition to that, there are a number of people on the republican side have asked for information for which they haven't received answers yet. now, in every one of those cases, those are not requests that i'm interested in. they won't produce answers that i need to know. they may be outside the range of questions that i think ought to be answered. but i think after only two days of a nomination being on the floor, that if republican senators have questions to ask and information to seek, that they ought to be allowed to do that. and that's what this is about. so what we have said, and -- and the democratic leadership knows this and we've talked in good faith through the morning -- we've suggested, hav
now, most of us aren't on the armed services committee. are we not entitled -- are we not entitled to have more than two days to consider one of the most important nominations the president has to make without having the distinguished majority leader accuse us of a filibuster? i mean, what we do in this body is debate. we debate issues. and in addition to that, there are a number of people on the republican side have asked for information for which they haven't received answers yet. now, in...
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joins us and says get used to the volatility. and then with the early trading to make it back even bnp and nasdaq down and volume on the big board today apple announces it will carefully consider the proposal that issue some form of preferred stock that sounds like a judgment rather than a deliberation and. couple o more than $13. boeing's stock up more than $1 the ntsb announced they have their the cause of the 787 problem to the batteries we thought that was the point* all along. and oil slips and the know at one point* nine 5% marking the fourth time this month the dow has experienced a triple digits wing with that kind of volatility isn't surprising in the face of high and optimism. let's start with volatility with a reflection of optimism. >> we had extraordinary low levels for the of past couple months with nothing resembling the volatility to get optimism where resaw inconsistent with the rally which by its nature means more swings. lou: would that be fair to infer? >> i don't painkiller it is anything sinister variety tha
joins us and says get used to the volatility. and then with the early trading to make it back even bnp and nasdaq down and volume on the big board today apple announces it will carefully consider the proposal that issue some form of preferred stock that sounds like a judgment rather than a deliberation and. couple o more than $13. boeing's stock up more than $1 the ntsb announced they have their the cause of the 787 problem to the batteries we thought that was the point* all along. and oil...
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they have asked us, they have given us the privilege to do that for them. we're hear, minds focused, sleeves rolled up, because we know we have work to do. we know we need to have a leader of this country who is ready to get to work. my friends, i don't think there is any doubt in november, the american people decided they knew who they wanted to be their leader for the next four years. [cheers and applause] we are very pleased that today we convey a message to our president, barack obama that we are ready to work. we see what it means to work. under the leadership of our leader and then speaker nancy pelosi we work with president obama to make sure we turn -- we turn an economy that was hemorrhaging 800,000 jobs a month. we have turned it into a economy that has created 6 million jobs over the last three years. under the leadership of president obama and our leader nancy pelosi, we have helped 105 million americans who no longer have to fear if their child contracts diabetes or in an accident that they will run out of insurance before that child is ready t
they have asked us, they have given us the privilege to do that for them. we're hear, minds focused, sleeves rolled up, because we know we have work to do. we know we need to have a leader of this country who is ready to get to work. my friends, i don't think there is any doubt in november, the american people decided they knew who they wanted to be their leader for the next four years. [cheers and applause] we are very pleased that today we convey a message to our president, barack obama that...
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thank you for using the word "dumb," so you gave me license to use it. it is dumb. it's an arbitrary date. march 1st has nothing to do with what's going on in the economy or the credit of the united states or anything else. it's a self-imposed deadline, and the impacts will be drastic. in maine, 7,000 jobs is the calculation. george may onuniversity did a study of what the impacts are state by state, and i commend my compleegs. they estimate 7,000 jobs, and 4,000 in the defense sector, and naval shipyards. it's a disaster. it's a self-imposed disaster that we don't have to do. it's also hitting the wrong targets. your budget as a percentage of gdp is relatively stable and, in fact, has been declining. nondefense discretionary spending as a percentage of gdp, and the growth in the budget over time and the deficit problem relates to health care, and the sequester has nothing to do with that whatsoever, and we have to have that discussion. it's terrible timing because it's in a time of fragile economy. i don't know if it can push us back into recession, but it won't he
thank you for using the word "dumb," so you gave me license to use it. it is dumb. it's an arbitrary date. march 1st has nothing to do with what's going on in the economy or the credit of the united states or anything else. it's a self-imposed deadline, and the impacts will be drastic. in maine, 7,000 jobs is the calculation. george may onuniversity did a study of what the impacts are state by state, and i commend my compleegs. they estimate 7,000 jobs, and 4,000 in the defense...
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and tell us how to do things. they do polls and here's the five things that you did and four of them is really popular and this is a hot issue to so talk about one through four. just think about that. would there be a successful marriage that took that position? would there be a successful business enterprise or sports team or any other kind of relationship that depends on trust if you took that position? in my state of arkansas we call that walking into someone's living room and seeing a huge pink elephant and you don't get far by telling them how pretty the sofa is. that is wrong. if you're going to stir up the storm over immigration, health care, taking up easier access to the polls a priority, if you're going to do these things you have to alternative into them, not away from them. you cannot assume that people -- oh, that is not my demographic, i have nothing to say to them and they have nothing to say to us. one example, i went home to arkansas. there were hundreds in this group, about 70 had passed away sin
and tell us how to do things. they do polls and here's the five things that you did and four of them is really popular and this is a hot issue to so talk about one through four. just think about that. would there be a successful marriage that took that position? would there be a successful business enterprise or sports team or any other kind of relationship that depends on trust if you took that position? in my state of arkansas we call that walking into someone's living room and seeing a huge...
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if you look broadly at how people use their income, they use it two ways. they use it to spend money, or they save it. an income tax, consumption tax can be thought of as an income tax that exempts savings, pure and simple. there are lots of ways to do that, so there is not one consumption tax alternative; there are many. the four major ones to go through them quickly. the retail sales tax, which you are familiar with from the state practice, tax on the consumption when people buy goods, all collected from businesses, from retailers. there's the more common version of the sales tax used in europe and new zealand, australia, canada, japan, felt attacks on value added, which is basically a retail sales tax, but it's collected at each stage of production. it's a value added by stage and adds up to retail sales at the end. those two taxes are collected only from businesses. the third version is collected partly from businesses, partly from households, and that's often called the flat tax. it's really simply a value added tax, but instead collecting all value ad
if you look broadly at how people use their income, they use it two ways. they use it to spend money, or they save it. an income tax, consumption tax can be thought of as an income tax that exempts savings, pure and simple. there are lots of ways to do that, so there is not one consumption tax alternative; there are many. the four major ones to go through them quickly. the retail sales tax, which you are familiar with from the state practice, tax on the consumption when people buy goods, all...
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join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's thursday, >>> here's look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., mostly cloudy, 42. atlanta and st. louis can expect rain. denver, sunshine, a high of 50. and seattle, rain, 48 the high. >>> well, new jersey governor chris christie is firing back at comments about his weight. former white house doctor connie mariano said on "cbs this morning" yesterday that she's worried christie could have a heart attack. christie hit back and said it was completely irresponsible to make a diagnosis without examining him. >> if she wants to get on a plane and come to new jersey and ask to examine me andry view my medical history, i'll have a conversation about her with that. until that time she should shut up. >> a debate with christie's weight began when he appeared monday on david letterman and jokingly ate a doughnut. >>> a new survey released this morning by career-builder looks at the most common excuses employees give for being late to work. the number one
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. >> the methods that we use are designed specifically to avoid civilian casualties. i think it's fair to say that far fewer civilians lose their lives in an effort to go after senior leadership in al qaeda. >> brennan is likely to face tough questions from members of the president's own party. democrat ron wind of oregon is one of the senators who pressed the white house to talk about its leagueness. he was threatening to delay brennan's confirmation process and wants to know about his role in the drone program. despite the pushback john brennan is expected to be confirmed as head of the cia. in 2009 he took his name out of consideration for the post after questions were raised about his views on enhanced interrogation techniques. this time brennan has already told lawmakers that while at the agency he raised objections about the policies privately. meanwhile secretary of defense leon panetta testifies on capitol hill today about the attacks on the compound in libya. this follows his dire warnings about dramatic budget cuts due to kick in next month. panetta spelled
. >> the methods that we use are designed specifically to avoid civilian casualties. i think it's fair to say that far fewer civilians lose their lives in an effort to go after senior leadership in al qaeda. >> brennan is likely to face tough questions from members of the president's own party. democrat ron wind of oregon is one of the senators who pressed the white house to talk about its leagueness. he was threatening to delay brennan's confirmation process and wants to know about...